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Gloucestershire child protection experts are to inform youth groups using a residential centre that its manager is a child sex offender. | Gloucestershire child protection experts are to inform youth groups using a residential centre that its manager is a child sex offender. |
Victor Steynor, 64, who runs Dyke House near Ledbury as an adventure centre, was convicted last year of a sexual assault on a 10-year-old girl, in 1983. | |
He was made to sign the Sex Offenders Register but the judge made no restriction on working with children. | He was made to sign the Sex Offenders Register but the judge made no restriction on working with children. |
The Safeguarding Children Board said he "represents a potential risk". | The Safeguarding Children Board said he "represents a potential risk". |
Jo Grills, chair of the board said: "Gloucestershire Safeguarding Children Board first heard about Victor Steynor on 9 January 2007 as a result of a police referral. | Jo Grills, chair of the board said: "Gloucestershire Safeguarding Children Board first heard about Victor Steynor on 9 January 2007 as a result of a police referral. |
Agencies alerted | Agencies alerted |
"Since Victor Steynor's conviction, we have remained in contact with the police and looked at the implications of his sentence. | "Since Victor Steynor's conviction, we have remained in contact with the police and looked at the implications of his sentence. |
"We alerted agencies and organisations who use Dyke House of Victor Steynor's conviction and are now looking to alert local authorities and Safeguarding Boards across the UK. | "We alerted agencies and organisations who use Dyke House of Victor Steynor's conviction and are now looking to alert local authorities and Safeguarding Boards across the UK. |
"We recognise that Mr Steynor represents a potential risk to children and we are doing all we can within the law to minimise that risk." | "We recognise that Mr Steynor represents a potential risk to children and we are doing all we can within the law to minimise that risk." |
The Board has been assured Mr Steynor has no direct contact with the children. | The Board has been assured Mr Steynor has no direct contact with the children. |
He is being monitored and risk assessed by the police because he is on the sex offenders register. | He is being monitored and risk assessed by the police because he is on the sex offenders register. |
Mr Steynor has declined to comment. | Mr Steynor has declined to comment. |
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